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THE NEGATIVE TERMINAL OF THE XRAY TUBE IS THE ?
CATHODE
THE FILAMENT IS ACTUALLY A _ OF WIRE.
SMALL THIN COIL
THE MATERIAL OF CHOICE IN THE FILAMENT ?
TUNGSTEN
IN A CONVENTIONAL DUAL FOCUS XRAY TUBE, HOW MANY FILAMENTS ARE THERE?
2
0NE OF THE PRIMARY CAUSES OF PREMATURE RUBE FAILURE IS THE RADIOGRAGHER'S HABIT OF
HOLDING DOWN THE THE ROTOR SWITCH PRIOR TO MAKING AN EXPOSURE
WHEN AN XRAY TUBE IS OPERATING AT THE MAXIMUM TUBE CURRENT FOR A GIVEN FILAMENT CURRENT, IT IS SAID TO BE OPERATING ON ? CURRENT AT THIS PIONT AN INCREASE IN KVP WILL NOT INCREASE TO TUBE MA
SATURATION
THE POSITIVE SIDE OF THE XRAY TUBE IS THE ?
ANODE
EARLY XRAY TUBES WERE CALLED CROOKES TUBES AND HAD A COLD FILAMENT.MODERN DAY TUBES ARE TERMED ?, NAMED FOR THE DEVELOPER OF THE TUBE AND HAVE THESE TYPES OF TUBES HAVE A ? FILAMENT.
COOLIDGE,HOT
THE METAL SHROUD(CUP) AROUND THE FILAMENT IS CALLED THE ?
FOCUSING CUP -CHARGE ELECTRONS
THE FOCUSING CUP IS MADE OF NICKEL AND ITS PURPOSE IS TO ?
FOCUS ELECTRONS, NARROW THE THERMIONIC CLOUD AS IT IS DRIVEN TOWARD THE ANODE.
THE POSITIVE SIDE OF THE XRAY TUBE IS THE ?
ANODE (SOURCE OF XRAY PRODUCTION)
THE ANODE ASSEMBLY CONSISTS OF THE ?,?,?
ANODE,STATOR,ROTOR
THE TYPE XRAY TUBE IN WHICH THE TARGET CONTINUALLY "TURNS A NEW FACE" TO THE ELECTRON BEAM DURING EXPOSURE IS CALLED A ? TUBE
ROTATING
THE ATOMIC NUMBER OF TUNGSTEN IS ?
74
WHY IS TUNGSTEN THE METAL OF CHOICE FOR THE SOURCE OF XRAY PHOTONS FOR 3 PRIMARY REASONS?
*HIGH ATOMIC #
*HIGH MELTING PT
*DIFF TO VAPORIZE
AFTER LONG AND HARD USE THE TARGET OF AN XRAY TUBE DEVELOPES TINY DEPRESSIONS WHICH MAY EFFECT THE OUTPUT. THIS CONDITION IS CALLED ?
PITTING "CRATERS"
TO ASSIST IN THE DISSIPATION OF HEAT IN HEAVY LOAD SITUATIONS, SPECIALIZED ANODES MAY HAVE THE ANODE DISK BACKED BY A THICKER LAYER OF
MOLYBDEUM, OR GRAHITE
SHOULD ANODES BE WARMED UP REGULARLY? IF SO WHY?
YES, TO MAINTAIN A STRONG VACCUM INSIDE THE ENVELOP, TO PREVENT FROM CRACKING OR PITTING
THE PHYSICAL AREA OF THE FOCAL TRACK THAT IS IMPACTED IS TERMED THE ? WHILE THE AREA THAT IS PROJECTED OUT OF THE TUBE TOWARD THE OBJECT BEING RADIOGRAPHED IS TERMED ?
ACTUAL FOCAL SPOT
EFFECTIVE FOCAL SPOT
THE PART OF THE ANODE WHERE THE HIGH-VOLTAGE ELECTRONS BOMBARD IS TERMED THE ?
TARGET FOCUS, FOCAL SPOT, OR FOCAL PIONT
AS THE ANODE TARGET ANGLE INCREASES, WHAT HAPPENS TO THE EFFECTIVE FOCAL-SPOT SIZE?
IT INCREASES, THEY WORK HAND IN HAND
THE EFFECTIVE SPOT IS ? THAN THE ACTUAL FOCAL SPOT SIZE?
SMALLER, "LINE FOCUS PRINCIPLE"
THE ANGLE OF THE ANODES RANGE FROM ? TO ? DEGRESS WITH ? DEGREES BEING THE MOST COMMON DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY TARGET ANGLE.
7,17,12
A VERY SMALL FOCAL SPOT, USUALLY A FRACTION OF A MILLIMETER IN SIZE IS TERMED A ?
FRACTIONAL FOCAL SPOT
.1-3 MM "SPECIAL PROCEDURE"
FOR THE BEST DETAIL, WHAT SIZE FOCAL SPOT MUST BE USED ?
SMALL
THE HEEL EFFECT RESULTS IN HIGHER INTENSITY XRAY ON THE ? SIDE OF THE CENTRAL AXIS OF THE XRAY BEAM
CATHODE
WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF THE STATOR?
TO TURN IN THE ANODE
THE COMMON ROTATING ANODES REVOLVE AT ? REVOLUTIONS PER MIN WHICH HIGH-SPEEDING ROTATING ANODES OPERATE AT ? RPM TO ASSIST IN DISSIPATING HEAT.
3,200-3,600
10,000-12,000
THE PRIMARY FUNCTION OF THE ENVELOP IS TO ? AS THIS GREATLY INCREASES THE EFFICIENCY OF THE TUBES OPRERTATION
CREATE AND MAINTAIN A VACCUM *ELIMINATE TUNGSTEN
XRAYS EMITTED FROM THE ANODE ARE EMITTED IN ALL DIRECTIONS, AND IS REFERRED TO AS ?
ISTROPICALLY
ANY PHOTONS THAT ESCAPE THE PROTECTIVE HOUSING EXCEPT AT THE PORT ARE TERMED ?
LEAKAGE RADIATION
LEAKAGE RADIATION MUST NOT EXCEED ?
100MR/HR AT 1 METER AWAY
AN XRAY TUBE IS USUALLY IMMERSED IN OIL FOR THE PURPOSE ? AND ?
ABSORBS HEAT, INSULATE HEAT
THE SAFE LIMIT WITHIN WHICH A TUBE MAYBE OPERATED CAN DETERMINED BY MAKING USE OF THE ?
TUBE RADIATING CHART
HOW ARE HEAT UNITS CALCULATED?
KVP*MA*TIME*1 1.35 1.41 1.45
THE MAXIUMUM SAFE EXPOSURE FOR AN XRAY TUBE IS ? WITH A SMALL FOCUS THAN WITH A LARGE ONE?
LESSER
THE ACTUAL TARGET OF AN XRAY TUBE IS COMPOSED OF WHAT SUBSTANCES?
TUNGSTEN
THE HIGH VOLTAGE CURRENT PASSES THRU AN XRAY TUBE IN WHICH DIRECTION?
CATHODE TO ANODE
AN INCREASE IN KV ACROSS THE XRAY TUBE RESULTS IN ?
RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVE LENGTHS
THAT PORTION OF THE XRAY TUBE CONSISTING OF A METAL FILAMENT THAT EMITS ELECTRONS WHEN HEATED IS THE ?
CATHODE
THE QUANTITY OF XRAYS RECEIVED AT A GIVEN PIONT IS PRIMARILY DEPENDENT UPON
THE MILLIAMPERE SECONDS OR mA
THE SOURCE OF ELECTRONS IN A ROTATING ANODE TUBE IS TUBE ?
FILAMENT
IN A XRAY TUBE, IF A KV IS APPLIED, THE ELECTRONS ARE DRIVEN TO THE ?
ANODE
THE ABILITY OF THE ANODE TO DISSIPATE HEAT IS MEASURED IN:
HEAT UNITS
THE COOLING CHARACTERISTICS OF AN XRAY TUBE ARE REFERRED TO AS THE ?
HEAT DISSIPATION RATE